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If you cannot go to the polling place on the voting day

Last Updated March 15, 2019

Whether you have a job on the voting day or go on a trip, you can vote early or absentee.

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If you plan to work, travel, leisure, etc. on the voting day, please see below.

● Early voting (posting directly to the ballot box)
□ You can vote early at the ward office where you live.
Early vote
(If you are not 18 years old at the time of early voting, you will be absent.)
● Absentee voting (voting by double envelope)
□ Absentee voting can be performed at the municipal election committee where you stay, designated hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
Voting at the municipal election committee not registered in the electoral list
Voting at facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes
□ Persons with certain severe physical disabilities or those who need nursing care 5 can vote for absentees by mail at home, etc.
Absentee voting by mail

● You can vote early or absentee.

  • If you have a job or school on the voting day
  • When going out on the voting day, such as leisure or travel
  • When walking is difficult due to illness, childbirth, physical disability, etc.

Inquiries to this page

Election Division, Election Administration Commission Secretariat Election Department

Telephone: 045-671-3335

Telephone: 045-671-3335

Fax: 045-681-6479

Email address: sk-info@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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